Trade Act 2021
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5 Interpretation of Part 1
(1) In this Part— “appropriate authority” means— a Minister of the Crown, or a devolved authority; “devolved authority” means— the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, or a Northern Ireland department; “free trade agreement” means an agreement that is or was notifiable under— paragraph 7(a) of Article XXIV of GATT, or paragraph 7(a) of Article V of GATS; “GATS” means the General Agreement on Trade in Services, part of Annex 1B to the WTO Agreement (as modified from time to time); “GATT” means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, part of Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (as modified from time to time); “primary legislation” means— an Act of Parliament, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or Northern Ireland legislation; “subordinate legislation” has the meaning given in section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; “the WTO Agreement” means the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994. (2) In this Part a reference to being a signatory to an international trade agreement includes a reference to— (a) exchanging instruments, where the exchange constitutes the agreement; (b) acceding to the agreement. (3) In this Part a reference to a draft of regulations being laid is a reference to a draft of the regulations, or a draft of the instrument containing the regulations, being laid before— (a) each House of Parliament, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(1) or 5 of Schedule 2 applies; (b) the Scottish Parliament, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2 applies; (c) Senedd Cymru, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 2 applies; (d) the Northern Ireland Assembly, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2 applies. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) In this section, “domestic law” means the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
5 Interpretation of Part 1
(1) In this Part— “appropriate authority” means— a Minister of the Crown, or a devolved authority; “devolved authority” means— the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, or a Northern Ireland department; “free trade agreement” means an agreement that is or was notifiable under— paragraph 7(a) of Article XXIV of GATT, or paragraph 7(a) of Article V of GATS; “GATS” means the General Agreement on Trade in Services, part of Annex 1B to the WTO Agreement (as modified from time to time); “GATT” means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, part of Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement (as modified from time to time); “primary legislation” means— an Act of Parliament, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, or Northern Ireland legislation; “subordinate legislation” has the meaning given in section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; “the WTO Agreement” means the agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994. (2) In this Part a reference to being a signatory to an international trade agreement includes a reference to— (a) exchanging instruments, where the exchange constitutes the agreement; (b) acceding to the agreement. (3) In this Part a reference to a draft of regulations being laid is a reference to a draft of the regulations, or a draft of the instrument containing the regulations, being laid before— (a) each House of Parliament, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(1) or 5 of Schedule 2 applies; (b) the Scottish Parliament, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2 applies; (c) Senedd Cymru, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 2 applies; (d) the Northern Ireland Assembly, in the case of regulations to which paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2 applies. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) In this section, “domestic law” means the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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